Morgan-Marion County IN Archives Obituaries.....Prosser, George Washington January 11, 1890
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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 17, 1890
MORGANTOWN
Our quiet little town was surprised on last Saturday morning about 7:30 o’clock on
the death of ex-
Auditor G. W. Prosser who died of heart trouble.  Mr. Prosser was born at St. Maria,
Indiana, on the 
23 of February 1846 and was reared on a farm till almost grown, or till 18 years of
age, when the 
rebellion broke out when our great ship was rolling and her masts were scorched by
the hot breath of 
treason.  He left the peaceful and endearing association of his parents to fight,
and if necessary die 
for the nation that he dearly loved.  Mr. Prosser enlisted in Co. G. 27 Ind.,
August, 1861, and 
participated in all the great battles, the army of the Potomac in 1863-63,
re-instated and a veteran 
scarcely before he was 18 years of age, and was a prisoner of war at Belle Isle, 5
months or more 
and was with Sherman at Atlanta campaign and lost his leg in front of Atlanta in
July 1864, and was 
carried off of the battle ground by Isaac Harter, who helped to carry him to his
last resting place. Mr. 
Prosser taught school in this township for many years and was a good instructor. 
Politically, he was 
a Republican, and was elected twice for trustee of Jackson township in which
position he faithfully 
accounted for every cent of the hundreds of dollars that passed through his hands,
and in 1882 was 
elected Auditor of Morgan county. He served one term, after which he lived with his
mother up to the 
time of his death. He belonged to the G.A.R. of this place. His funeral was largely
attended on last 
Sabbath, and funeral services at the M. E. church by Rev. McCown after which he was
laid in East 
Hill cemetery. His kind mother has the sympathy of the entire community.

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